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1 | One born of God cannot sin? | 1 John 3:9 | Ray | 144722 | ||
Hi M.J.Head, You have stated your belief that the KJV has 1 John 5:18 translated correctly. Could I hear your thoughts on post #122742? From the heart, Ray |
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2 | One born of God cannot sin? | 1 John 3:9 | M. J. Head | 144747 | ||
Hello Ray; I'm not sure I totally agree with MacArthur though he is a bible scholar and I am not. The way I see this is consistant with 1 John 3:9 in that the one that is born of God (the "new man", the "new creation") is incapable of sin and keeps himself from being influenced or corrupted by Satan. It cannot mean that the one born of God keeps himself(the whole man) from sin because 1 John chap. 1 denies this, and we know from our own experience that we do sin, and Paul is clear on that point in the latter part of Romans 7. We have two natures within us that war against each other and we, the whole person, are responsible for choices of our will, whether we choose to obey the new man or the old man. When we yield to the old nature, we sin, when we obey the new man we do not sin. By the way, Paul in Rom. 7:17,20 is describing the new nature ("it is no more I that that do it")and then the old nature, self ("but sin that dwelleth in me"). The "I" in the first part cannot be the same entity as the "me" in the second part, because otherwise he would contrdict himself. He makes the destinction very clear in verse 25 where he says " So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin." What do you think? M. J. Head |
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3 | One born of God cannot sin? | 1 John 3:9 | Ray | 144758 | ||
Hi M.J.Head, I don't see the new nature in either Romans 7:17 or 20. In verse 22 we see the law of God in the inner man and in verse 25 we see the mind serving the law of God. Romans 7:6 says that we serve in newness of the Spirit and Romans 8:2 tells us that the law of the Spirit has set us free. Romans 8:3, "...in the likeness of sinful flesh and as an offering for sin, He/ condemned sin in the flesh." Ephesians 4:22, "that, in reference to your former manner of life, you lay aside the old self, which is being corrupted in accordance with the lusts of deceit, 23 and that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind, 24 and put on the new self which in the likeness of God/ has been created in righteousness and holiness of the truth." Romans 7:25, "...So then, on the one hand I myself with my mind am serving the law of God/, but on the other, with my flesh the law of sin." We want to be renewed in the spirit of our mind. From the heart, Ray |
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4 | One born of God cannot sin? | 1 John 3:9 | M. J. Head | 144828 | ||
Hello Ray; Thanks for the response. I am trying to get feedback on this interpretation of mine (and others). One thing that I am not sure about from your responses is whether or not that you deny or discount the present continued conflict between the two natures in a believer? M. J. Head |
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5 | One born of God cannot sin? | 1 John 3:9 | Ray | 144843 | ||
Hi M. J. Head, I haven't really studied much about the "two natures". From what I have read tonight of the Scripture references, there is no mention of a "nature". For instance, Romans 6:6 talks about the old "self" [Lit. man]. Ephesians 2:15 talks about "making the two into one new man". Ephesians 4:22, "that, in reference to your former manner of life, you lay aside the old self, which is being corrupted in accordance with the lusts of deceit, 23 and that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind, 24 and put on the new self... Romans 6:6, "knowing this, that our old self was crucified with Him, that our body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin; 7 for he who has died is freed from sin." Romans 6:12, "Therefore do not let sin reign in your body that you should obey its lusts, 13 and do not go on presenting the members of your body to sin as instruments of unrighteousness; but present yourselves to God as those alive from the dead..." We want to be freed from sin and enslaved to God; serving in newness of the Spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter. From the heart, Ray |
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